Over the last three weeks we have been sailing around the Canary Islands and seeing the sights. The sail from La Gomera to Tenerife was varied with an initial good wind that dropped to nothing in the middle of the strait. But then, as we rounded the southern coast of Tenerife we were blasted by …
We departed Madeira ten days ago on a 580 nautical mile passage to La Gomera in the Canary Isles. Happily the seas were calmer, giving us the chance to try a few downwind sailing options on our passage. It took just over 50 hours thanks to a surprisingly adverse current but we enjoyed the sunny …
https://youtu.be/zOlJHioK1DI Apologies for the tardy posting of this video. I filmed it during our passage from Spain to Madeira, but have only just got round to editing the footage and posting it to YouTube. Funny how the “3 m high waves” don’t look so high in the film!
It is just over a week since our arrival in Porto Santo, just northeast of Madeira, but it has seemed so much longer as we explore these islands of many contrasts. Having dropped anchor and slept soundly, we pumped up the dinghy and ventured ashore. The island is only 11km long but 9km of the …
29th August 2024: Day 0 If all goes to plan, we set sail tomorrow! In a couple of hours our good friend John joins us. He is a veteran of sailing trips on Merryn – sailing with us for a trip to France from the UK, and for our big Biscay crossing in 2021. His …